José S. Palma Explained

Type:archbishop
Honorific-Prefix:The Most Reverend
José S. Palma
Honorific-Suffix:O.P.
Archbishop Of:Archbishop of Cebu
Province:Cebu
Church:Latin Church
See:Cebu
Appointed:15 October 2010
Enthroned:13 January 2011
Predecessor:Ricardo Vidal
Ordination:21 August 1976
Consecration:13 January 1998
Birth Date:1950 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Dingle, Iloilo, Philippines
Nationality:Filipino
Religion:Catholicism
Alma Mater:St. Vincent Ferrer Seminary
St. Joseph Regional Seminary
Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Signature:Archbishop Jose S. Palma, O.P. Signature.svg
Coat Of Arms:Coat of arms of José Serofia Palma as Archbishop of Cebu (2022).svg
Motto:Latin

Non nobis Domine ("Not to us O Lord", 115:1)

Consecrated By:Gian Vincenzo Moreni
Ordained By:Alberto Jover Piamonte
Bishop Name:José S. Palma
Dipstyle:The Most Reverend
Offstyle:Your Excellency
Relstyle:Archbishop

José Serofia Palma O.P. (born 19 March 1950) is a Filipino prelate and a professed member of the Dominican Order[1] who is currently serving as the Archbishop of Cebu since 15 October 2010.[2] He had previously served as Archbishop of Palo in Leyte. He also served as president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines from 2011 to 2013.

Early life

Palma was born in Dingle, Iloilo, in the Archdiocese of Jaro. He studied philosophy at St. Vincent Ferrer Seminary and theological studies at the St. Joseph Regional Seminary. He received his licentiate in Sacred Theology at the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas in Manila, and was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Jaro on 21 August 1976.[3]

Palma earned a doctorate from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas, Angelicum in Rome in 1987 with a dissertation entitled Death as an Act: A Dialogue in Eschatology with Contemporary Theologians.

Priesthood

After a year as assistant priest at the Jaro Cathedral, he taught at his alma mater, St. Vincent Ferrer Seminary. After his studies in Rome, he became rector of the seminary until he was appointed rector of the major seminary of the Metropolitan Province of Jaro-the St. Joseph Regional Seminary, in 1988. Meanwhile, he also held various positions in several diocesan commissions. In 1997 he was made parish priest of the Parish of St Anthony of Padua in Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo (Archdiocese of Jaro). On 28 November 1997, Pope John Paul II appointed him Titular Bishop of Vazari Diddi and Auxiliary Bishop of Cebu. He was consecrated on 13 January 1998. Exactly a year later, he was made Bishop-Ordinary of the See of Calbayog.

As archbishop

Archbishop of Palo

On 18 March 2006, Palma was appointed Archbishop of Palo by Pope Benedict XVI, succeeding Archbishop-Emeritus Pedro R. Dean.

Archbishop of Cebu

On 15 October 2010 he was appointed Archbishop of Cebu, replacing Cardinal Ricardo Vidal, who had been archbishop for 29 years. He was installed on 13 January 2011 at the Cebu Metropolitan Cathedral.[4] He served as vice-president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines from 1 December 2009 until 11 July 2011 on which he was elected president.

In 2018 he joined the Order of Preachers.[5]

Pope Francis named him a member of the Pontifical Council for Culture on 11 November 2019.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 26 January 2018 . Archbishop Palma Joins Dominican Order . 11 March 2022 . CBCPNews . en.
  2. Web site: 15 October 2010 . Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Cebu (Filippine) e Nomina del Successore . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110728140950/http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/26210.php?index=26210&lang=en . 28 July 2011 . press.catholica.va . it.
  3. Web site: Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cebu, Philippines . 26 May 2022 . GCatholic.org.
  4. News: Parco . Bernadette A. . Vestil . Justin K. . 13 January 2011 . Joy and Sadness Greet Changing of the Guard . Sun.Star Cebu . dead . 14 January 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120319041721/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local-news/joy-and-sadness-greet-changing-guard . 19 March 2012.
  5. Web site: 26 January 2018. Archbishop Palma joins Dominican Order. 18 January 2022. CBCPNews. en-US.
  6. 11 November 2019 . 11 November 2019 . Resignations and Appointments, 11.11.2019 . Holy See Press Office.